GALLERY: READERS' FIRST CARS PART 3

We received so many awesome photos from our facebook readers when we asked them what their first car was that we've put together a third gallery. Have a look through these photos, plus check out the pics from part one and part two to see if your car is featured.

Thanks to all our readers who submitted their photos and comments on our facebook page, here's some more of we've received so far:

My XP Hardtop which I bought in 1982 and still have it - Steve Mellish

My 1969 Valiant Coupe and I've still got it - Wozza Phillips

My 1986 Daihatsu Charade - John Towno Townsend

I never got to drive it as it was sold before I got my licence - Carly Dale

Still got it 14 years later! - Matt Smoors

My HQ van - Harry Seaman

My EH ute that my grandfather bought new in 1964 and I got when I was 15 years old, and then restored it - Brad Pizzi

Gary J Scicluna has owned this Escort panel van for 29 years. If it looks familiar, Gary's home-built little gem has featured in Street Machine mag previously. Read more about Gary's showcar here.

My HR Premier. I'm looking for it so I can buy it back - Mark Riek

Wish I still had the HQ, miss it! - Joe Campagna

My HQ four-door, 5-litre 4-speed. My version of a wide body HQ in 1980. 15x10 and 14x8 American racings, Lovells lowest suspension and all body work by myself. Sadly it was defected into oblivion about 2 months after this pic was taken - which is the only picture of the car ever taken. I was going to paint it Cyan Blue with white GTS stripes. There's also my Dad's 2-door HQ in the foreground and my Auntie's 351 ZF Fairlane in the background - Linda Vesperman

My old HT, got it as a shell for my 16th birthday. It took my Dad and me two years to finish it - Jason Micke

My first beastie, although it was yellow with a bench seat when I bought it (as shown in the top inset pic, taken in 1988). It then looked like this (bottom inset photo) for a couple of years, before the bodykit was added in 1990 (main photo). I've missed it, so I'm building another. I still haven't decided if I should build the second one with or without the body kit. I still know the paint code, so the colour will be the same...ahh decisions! - Kellie Houston

Still heartbroken after our breakup - Stephen Eyers

My factory SS Commodore with a few Group 3 bits on it. I got it for my 17th birthday in 2001 - Garrath Grech

The old man wouldn't let me get an XY GT. "You're not getting a V8," he would tell me. But apparently a 12.9-second 1/4 mile Bridge Port rotary fully restored and built myself, was ok. The V8 boys in Perth hated me! - Remi Battaglia

My first car, still got it too! - Travis Harvey

My HK GTS 307 - Dean Page

My first car, a 1957 FE Holden, in 1967 - Gary Uhlmann

My first car! - Nathan Pellegrino

My first car, left to me by my grandfather with an original 40k on he clock. I then proceded to mess with it like any P-plater would. The car got sold off for $500. I would love to buy it back or even know what happened to it - Jay Kay

My first car that I bought in 1978 which cost $4500. This picture is at a car show in Rockhampton. Wish I still had it - Stephen Warner

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